Meerut, May 05: A local court today sentenced a man to ten years of rigorous imprisonment for killing his wife over dowry.
The District Court held Promod Singh, husband of the victim Aneeta, guilty of murdering her and also imposed a fine of Rs 7,000 on him.
The court, however, acquitted Singh”s parents and his two brothers from all charges citing lack of evidence.
In March 2007, Aneeta”s father had lodged a complaint in Behsuma police station accusing his son-in-law for murdering his daughter for dowry.
—PTI